The completed front bracing was fitted & glued in place with no problems as it dried in the correct position previously. The completed supports for the steering rack were glued in place & allowed to dry.
While this was drying time to work on the wheels & front suspension.
The brake discs were sprayed in matt aluminium on one side & the other was super-glued the metal discs. The wheels were painted in a Matt Aluminium, but when I did a test fit to me it just looked too shiny.
To dull the wheels I gave them a light airbrush coat of Matt Antique Bronze (Humbrol 171) just to give some contrast to the brake discs.
As usual with most models the rubber tyres come with a mould mark going down the middle which needs removing. I use a very sharp scalpel blade to take the larger parts off, then using a coarse then fine sanding stick finish off the seam & the whole tread area gets a fine sand to give it a used look.
The finished tyres were just placed on the wheels for fitting later.
Back to the dried front section & the steering rack & rubber gaiters ( A5 & L2) went in place & the shift lever assembly glued to the floorpan.
The front suspension parts from section 15 were painted in the Satin Black used in previous parts & then highlights of Matt Aluminium to bring out the bolt heads.
The springs were sprayed in the matching Humbrol Dark Red as the rear springs.
The whole front suspension was fitted as in section 16 of the instructions & allowed to set,
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